Jacob (film)
1994 German/Italian/American television movie directed by Peter Hall
Jacob is a 1994 German/Italian/American television movie directed by Peter Hall starring Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Sean Bean. It is based on the novel Giacobbe by Francesco Maria Nappi, which is in turn based on a biblical account from the Book of Genesis about Jacob. It is followed by the 1995 miniseries, Joseph, and the 1995 miniseries Moses, both directed by Roger Young and written by Lionel Chetwynd.
Plot
Jacob defrauds his twin brother Esau and flees. In Haran he gets to know his cousin Rachel, and falls in love with her. Years of hard work later he marries Rachel and reconciles with his brother Esau.
Cast
Matthew Modine – Jacob
Lara Flynn Boyle – Rachel
Sean Bean – Esau
Joss Ackland – Isaac
Juliet Aubrey – Leah
Irene Papas – Rebeccah
Giancarlo Giannini – Laban
Christoph Waltz – Morash
Christoph M. Ohrt – Beor
Philip Locke – Diviner
Daniel Newman – Reuben
Cecilia Dazzi – Bilhah
Yvonne Sció – Judith
Production
Jacob is based on the novel Giacobbe by Francesco Maria Nappi, which is in turn based on a biblical account from the Book of Genesis about Jacob. The screenplay was written by Lionel Chetwynd.
It was directed by British director Peter Hall, whose daughter, Emma, played the child Joseph.
The movie was shot in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco in 1994, by LUBE Productions, LUX, Beta Film, Rai Uno, and Turner Pictures.
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